Clarity Float Spa

What is floating?

Imagine yourself, completely weightless, floating like a lily pad on water. As if laying on a cloud, in an
almost zero-gravity state, the mind slowly dissolves into relaxation and tranquility. In the world of
floating, there is nothing to do but be there, simply breathing and basking in quietude. Our float devices are
specially designed to create a near zero-gravity state and limited sensory environment. These two characteristics
create a unique experience that allows our body and mind to rest, heal, and grow.

About

It is our mission to provide the Columbia area with a space to experience nothingness. When you remove
all distractions you can expose layers of clarity, tranquility, relaxation, and creativity that you
may have never noticed before. Floating can be a great practice to get to know yourself and connect
with the world around you. We are committed to providing the best floating experience possible with
state of the art float devices, experienced float facilitators, and an inviting facility.

Float Devices

We have two different types of devices to provide customers with a safe and comfortable environment.

Dream Pod

The Dream Pod has a futuristic, sleek and womb-like design with a spacious interior allowing you to have
a rejuvenating float experience. This device also features state of the art technology with customizable
LED lights.

Pro Float Cabin

The Pro Float Cabins are our larger flotation devices, tall enough to stand up inside and long enough for even the tallest people to stretch out comfortably. While the Dream Pods can feel almost womb-like inside, floating in the Pro Float Cabins feels more like floating through outer space.

Before you arrive:

Don't shave 8 hours before (salt can sting open cuts).

Nothing to bring but an open mind.

Swimsuit not necessary.

As little caffeine as possible before.

Light meal an hour before your float (suggested, but not necessary).

Arrive about 10 minutes before your float to get checked in and acquainted with the space.

Before your float:

You can enjoy some tea or water while you chat with a team member about the floating process.
When your float room is ready you will be taken back and will learn about what to do before and
after your float.

After your float:

After the float is over feel free to hang out, read, chat, sip tea, and bask in your post-float
glow.
Stay as long or as little as you like after your float is over.

FAQ

How warm is the water?

Around 93.5F, which is roughly the same temperature as your skin.

What if I feel overwhelmed?

You can open the door at anytime and can turn on the light in the device if you would like.

Why 90 minutes?

We have found that 90 minutes is the best amount of time to get deep into the experience. Anything less you may not get the
full effects. You are free to end your float at any time within those 90 minutes.

How clean is the water?

After each float we run the filtration system which will pump the water through a mechanical filter for at least three cycles
while utilizing the combination of hydrogen peroxide and UV, which helps remove potential pathogens
from the water.

What should I expect?

While each individual experience is different, it is best to not expect anything specific.

What if I'm menstruating?

Take the same precautions that you would take when going to a swimming pool.

What if I'm pregnant?

Always consult with your doctor first. Many pregnant women have claimed a greater sense of connection with their child during
the float experience as well as relief from the constant pressure and strain on your body that
growing a child can cause

How does the water keep me afloat?

There are at least 1,000lbs of epsom salt in each device which significantly increases the buoyancy and makes it nearly impossible
for your body to fall below the surface of the water. You float with ease on your back.

What if I’m claustrophobic?

This is a very common topic for first time customers. People that have had this worry going into their first float usually
find that their sense of space is not bothered once inside the device with the lights off. If you
ever feel uncomfortable you can simply turn on the lights, stand up, and get out of the device
to collect yourself.

The Team

We started this business because we have a passion and drive to bring the benefits of floating to the
city of Columbia, a place that we love and call home. Clarity Float Spa is not just a place to float,
but a community where you can feel at home even when you're not floating.

Connor Knabe

Connor found out about floating back in 2012 when he was in Kansas visiting his cousin. He was immediately intrigued and
booked a float at the Spa at Briarcliff. The next year when he was on vacation in Chicago
he booked two more floats. After his 3rd experience he realized this was definitely something
he wanted to make a part of his life.

He had this idea of starting a float center when he was at Mizzou finishing his IT degree.
Around this time Connor was going through a transition in his life, moving away from ways
to escape and instead towards ways to accept life as it is. Over the next few years he found
peace in meditation and attended multiple 10 day silent meditation retreats. On these retreats
he started picturing what it would be like to own his own float device. This further encouraged
him to follow his passion of starting a float center.

After he graduated from Mizzou he started working at Veterans United as a web developer
and bought a Zen Float Tent for at home floating. He started looking for spaces to open a
float center here in Columbia and came across Noah who was using the same realtor. Realizing
they shared similar values and ideas about what a float center should be, they decided that
opening a float center together would be the most sensible/logical thing to do.

Noah Barnes

Always aspiring to get the most out of life, Noah found floating to be the perfect tool for sensory reset and introspection.
With constant sensory overload in our everyday lives from phones, computers, TV, etc., being
able to jump into a float device and truly rest your mind and body was very enticing to him.

After Noah’s first float, he was hooked! Pondering the installation of a personal device in
his home, Noah decided to look into bringing his passion for floating to central Missouri
by opening his very own float center. A few months later he was on a plane flying out to
Portland to go through a three day apprenticeship program with one of the most successful
float shops in the country.

Absorbing an immense amount of knowledge over those three glorious days in Portland, Noah
began implementing his dream when he met Connor. Since then, they have eagerly been setting
plans in motion to open the doors to what they believe to be the ideal shop for the floating
experience. After living in Columbia for most of his life and getting so much out of the
great experiences this community has to offer, Noah is thrilled to bring his passion for
floating to the Columbia area to share with as many people as possible.

Thomas Blower

In 2015 Thomas' meditation practice brought him to BREATHE, a Mindfulness-based student organization on MU's campus. It was there that he met Connor, who first introduced him to the practice of floating. He was intrigued, gladly accepted an offer to try floating in Connor's in-home float tent, and was soon touched by the peaceful simplicity of floating.

Floating has since allowed Thomas to introspect, reflect, and find insight in an entirely new way along his path of growth and awakening. It has become an essential tool to his stress reduction and health maintenance, allowing him to take much-needed breaks from the doings of the external world and instead tend to the Being of his internal world. Floating has allowed him to see exactly where he’s at in life, and be okay with wherever that is.

Thomas is a local, born and raised in Columbia. A former mindfulness educator on behalf of BREATHE and MU's Health & Wellness Center, contemplative practice remains integral to his self-care routine. Outside of Clarity, his hobbies include reading, drumming, cooking, and inspiring positive change. A lifelong drummer, he moves through life with rhythm and presence, with an oft renewed intention to make the most of his precious time here. Thomas feels both honored and privileged to call Clarity Float Spa his home away from home, and is dedicated to spreading the many benefits of floating throughout the local community.

Jillian Janatka

Meditation and yoga have been essential parts to Jillian's wellness routine for the past few years, and while floating is
a newer practice for her, it is now essential as well. She began her float practice in June
2016 when she met Connor's roommate and had the opportunity to float in their in-home float
tent numerous times. From then on she became hooked.

Jillian is passionate about holistic health through the integration of mindfulness practices,
body movement, diet, and medicinal herbs. Wanting to get off of pharmaceuticals for her Attention-Deficit
Disorder, she developed a yoga/meditation practice and changed her diet, which allowed her
to quit her medication three years ago. Floating has been the cherry on top--not only helping
with mindfulness and concentration but also easing her anxiety and bodily tension (thanks
to the high concentration of magnesium). Jillian cherishes her time in the float device, where
she can be with herself without distraction, developing a deeper sense of compassion and
self-awareness, and a more authentic relationship with herself and the world around her.

When Jillian is not floating she is often found hiking with her beloved dogs, cooking delicious
nourishing meals, or reading about herbs, mindfulness, and societal issues.

Christa Holley

Christa is a yoga instructor in Columbia, MO who joined the team after noticing a positive change in her everyday life from establishing a float practice routine at Clarity. Floating facilitates deepening her meditation practice which quickly became a tool she felt passionate about sharing with those in her life.

It is the insight that flows from the body to the mind effortlessly during her sessions that she feels is a necessary aspect of the healing process she enjoys helping members of her community experience for themselves. She is a holistic wellness advocate who makes a hobby out of finding natural remedies for catalyzing living an optimal life.

Christa grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved to Columbia to study Psychology and Biology at the University of Missouri where she graduated in 2014. Upon graduation, she traveled the world in pursuit of becoming a yoga instructor where she trained and eventually taught with teachers in Thailand, Canada, and various locations in the states for consecutive years.

A practicer and believer of holistic health, Christa uses floating as a way of settling the monkey mind and connecting back to purpose while allowing space for self discovery, continual personal growth, and intuitive understanding of the inner workings of self and the world around us.

Outside of Clarity you can usually find Christa teaching or practicing all types of yoga, hiking or walking her dog, biking, or living her life to the fullest.

Jenny Hipscher

Jenny has been a licensed massage therapist since 2005, when she graduated from the New Mexico
School of Natural Therapeutics in Albuquerque, NM. She has worked in a variety of contexts--in
spas, physical therapy clinics, and athletic settings, with college and professional athletes,
including the Mizzou Women's Soccer Team.

As a healing artist with a background in dance, athletics,
physical theater, and yoga, her life study centers around connection to and through the body,
the ways we move, and how we feel while we’re moving.